Richard Lorand and I completed a sea watch hoping to see little auks coming down with the strong N-NE winds:
Little auk 1 >N just beyond breakers with a second shortly afterwards that then landed on the sea. 2>S in the middle distance Guillemot 4>S Sooty shearwater 1>S moderately close Manx shearwater 1>S Bonxie 10, but both northerly and southerly movements. Red-necked grebe 1 on sea Velvet scoter 2>N Common scoter total, but 405 mainly north Red-throted diver 10>S Pintail 1>N Shoveler 3>N Teal 144>N, note the above 2 duck species were with teal flocks Wigeon 99>N Tufted duck 2 Goldeneye 1 Eider 8>N, 2S Red-breasted merganser 1>N Gannet 77 in both directions Kittiwake 81 mainly N Black-headed gull 400+ north along beach in groups up to 50
Snow buntings 8 on beach Woodcock 1 in off sea Starlings small flocks in
Regards Cliff
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